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Nitrogen Deposition to an Alberta Poor Fen as Measured with Mixed-bed Ion Exchange Resin Tube Collectors, 2011-2015

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.344.1
Title:Nitrogen Deposition to an Alberta Poor Fen as Measured with Mixed-bed Ion Exchange Resin Tube Collectors, 2011-2015
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Development of the oil sands has led to increasing atmospheric N deposition, with values as high as 17 kg N ha-1 yr-1; regional background levels <2 kg N ha-1 yr-1. To examine responses to N deposition, over five years, we experimentally applied N (as NH4NO3) to a poor fen near Mariana Lake, Alberta, at rates of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 kg N ha-1 yr-1, plus controls (no water or N addition). Resin tubes filled with mixed-bed ion exchange resin were swapped in and out at each collection/deployment date (mid-May and mid-October of each year). Upon collection, resins were extracted with 1M KI and analyzed for inorganic N concentrations. Over all ion exchange resin tube collection dates, deposition of NH4+-N, NO3--N, and dissolved inorganic N (DIN; NH4+-N + NO3--N) averaged 240 ± 29, 318 ± 27, and 557 ± 41 µg m-2 da-1, values that are equivalent to 0.87 ± 0.10, 1.16 ± 0.10, and 2.03 ± 0.15 kg N ha-1 yr-1. While NH4+-N deposition was higher in the growing season than in non-growing season (p = 0.0006), NO3--N deposition was higher in non-growing season than during the growing season (p = 0.0052), with the net result being no seasonal difference in DIN deposition (p = 0.6428).

Publication Date:2020-02-28

Time Period
Begin:
2011-05-31
End:
2015-09-20

People and Organizations
Contact:Wieder, R Kelman (Villanova University) [  email ]
Creator:Wieder, R Kelman (Villanova University)
Creator:Vitt, Dale H (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Vile, Melanie A (Villanova University)
Creator:Graham, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Hartsock, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Popma, Jacqueline M.A. (University of Michigan)
Creator:Fillingim, Hope (Villanova University)
Creator:House, Melissa (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Quinn, James C (Villanova University)
Creator:Scott, Kimberli D (Villanova University)
Creator:Petix, Meaghan (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:McMillen, Kelly J (Villanova University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Resin Tube Deposition
Description:
Resin Tube Deposition
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/344/1/743faff7a609aed381bdc8ef05b29873
Name:Resin Tube Deposition
Description:Resin Tube Deposition
Number of Records:45
Number of Columns:9

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:TUBE  
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DAYS  
DAILYNH4NDEP  
DAILYNO3NDEP  
DAILYDINDEP  
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Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
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DefinitionGrowing season
Source
Code Definition
CodeNONGROWING
DefinitionNon-growing season
Source
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Precision
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
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Min110 
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Min0.02 
Max1.3 
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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Villanova Peatland Biogeochemistry Group, MLPF
LTER Controlled Vocabularyfens, peatland, nitrogen, deposition, precipitation

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

We quantified atmospheric N deposition using ion exchange resin tube collectors filled with mixed bed cation/anion exchange resin (AmberliteTM IRN 150) that had been rinsed with deionized water prior to deployment in the field. We placed five collectors in the open fen. In addition, 2 resin tubes, sealed at the top, and placed in the field within PVC sleeves, served as blank controls. A plastic funnel with a collection area of 400 cm2 channeled precipitation into the resin tubes. We collected and replaced tubes in mid-May and mid-October. For the October-May periods, we affixed a 1-m extension tube to each collection funnel to capture snowfall, which upon melt would drain into the resin tubes. We extracted retrieved resins with 1 M KI and analyzed the extract solutions for NH4+-N (phenate method) on a Seal AA3 AutoAnalyzer and for NO3--N by ion chromatography (DionexTM ICS 1500). We subtracted volume-weighted concentrations in blank resin tube extracts from concentrations in extracts from exposed resin tubes and corrected deposition values for laboratory-determined extraction efficiencies (96.9 and 98.2 % for NH4+-N and NO3--N, respectively; Wieder et al.).

People and Organizations

Creators:
Individual: R Kelman Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Individual: Dale H Vitt
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
dvitt@siu.edu
Individual: Melanie A Vile
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
mvile@villanova.edu
Individual: Jeremy A Graham
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
jeremyg@mtu.edu
Individual: Jeremy A Hartsock
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
hartsock@siu.edu
Individual: Jacqueline M.A. Popma
Organization:University of Michigan
Email Address:
popmaj@umich.edu
Individual: Hope Fillingim
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
fillingimhope@gmail.com
Individual: Melissa House
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
mhouse@siu.edu
Individual: James C Quinn
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
jcqui03@gmail.com
Individual: Kimberli D Scott
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kscott@villanova.edu
Individual: Meaghan Petix
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
meaghan.petix@wsu.edu
Individual: Kelly J McMillen
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
Kelly.Mcmillen@ttu.edu
Contacts:
Individual: R Kelman Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2011-05-31
End:
2015-09-20
Sampling Site: 
Description:Alberta, Canada, 100 km south of Fort McMurray, Canada
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -112.094Latitude (degree): 55.897

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Nitrogen Addition Experiments in Boreal Ecosystems: Understanding the Fate of Atmospherically Deposited Nitrogen in order to Determine Nitrogen Critical Loads
Personnel:
Individual: R Kelman Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA): 2011-0003

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:Complete
Frequency:
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